Add more words to the custom dictionary

These words should be allowed when spellchecking.

doc/.vale/gitlab/spelling-exceptions.txt

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ awardable
 Axios
 Azure
 B-tree
+backfilling
 backport
 backported
 backporting
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ lookups
 loopback
 Lucene
 Maildir
+Mailgun
 Makefile
 Makefiles
 Markdown
@@ -348,6 +350,8 @@ redirections
 refactorings
 referer
 referers
+reflog
+reflogs
 reindex
 reindexed
 reindexes

doc/development/architecture.md

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Consul is a tool for service discovery and configuration. Consul is distributed,
 - Configuration:
   - [Omnibus](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/database.html#disabling-automatic-database-migration)
   - [Charts](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/charts/gitlab/migrations/)
-  - [Source](../update/upgrading_from_source.md#13-install-libs-migrations-etc)
+  - [Source](../update/upgrading_from_source.md#13-install-libraries-migrations-etc)
 - Layer: Core Service (Data)
 
 #### Elasticsearch
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ Redis is packaged to provide a place to store:
 
 - [Project page](https://github.com/docker/distribution/blob/master/README.md)
 - Configuration:
-  - [Omnibus](../update/upgrading_from_source.md#13-install-libs-migrations-etc)
+  - [Omnibus](../update/upgrading_from_source.md#13-install-libraries-migrations-etc)
   - [Charts](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/charts/registry/)
   - [Source](../administration/packages/container_registry.md#enable-the-container-registry)
   - [GDK](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit/blob/master/doc/howto/registry.md)

doc/policy/maintenance.md

@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ If your GitLab instance has any GitLab Runners associated with it, it is very
 important to upgrade the GitLab Runners to match the GitLab minor version that was
 upgraded to. This is to ensure [compatibility with GitLab versions](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/#compatibility-with-gitlab-versions).
 
-### Version 12 onwards: Extra step for major upgrades
+### Version 12 onward: Extra step for major upgrades
 
-From version 12 onwards, an additional step is required. More significant migrations
+From version 12 onward, an additional step is required. More significant migrations
 may occur during major release upgrades.
 
 To ensure these are successful:

doc/raketasks/migrate_snippets.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ bundle exec rake gitlab:snippets:migrate SNIPPET_IDS=1,2,3,4
 ```
 
 There is a default limit (100) to the number of ids supported in the migration
-process. You can modify this limit by using the env variable `LIMIT`.
+process. You can modify this limit by using the environment variable `LIMIT`.
 
 ```shell
 sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:snippets:migrate SNIPPET_IDS=1,2,3,4 LIMIT=50
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ bundle exec rake gitlab:snippets:list_non_migrated RAILS_ENV=production
 
 As the number of non-migrated snippets can be large, we limit
 by default the size of the number of ids returned to 100. You can
-modify this limit by using the env variable `LIMIT`.
+modify this limit by using the environment variable `LIMIT`.
 
 ```shell
 sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:snippets:list_non_migrated LIMIT=200

doc/security/webhooks.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ and expand **Outbound requests**:
 
 The allowed entries can be separated by semicolons, commas or whitespaces
 (including newlines) and be in different formats like hostnames, IP addresses and/or
-IP ranges. IPv6 is supported. Hostnames that contain unicode characters should
+IP ranges. IPv6 is supported. Hostnames that contain Unicode characters should
 use IDNA encoding.
 
 The allowlist can hold a maximum of 1000 entries. Each entry can be a maximum of

doc/ssh/README.md

@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ NOTE: **Note:**
 The example `Host` aliases are defined as `user_1.gitlab.com` and
 `user_2.gitlab.com` for efficiency and transparency. Advanced configurations
 are more difficult to maintain; using this type of alias makes it easier to
-understand when using other tools such as `git remote` subcommands. SSH
+understand when using other tools such as `git remote` sub-commands. SSH
 would understand any string as a `Host` alias thus `Tanuki1` and `Tanuki2`,
 despite giving very little context as to where they point, would also work.
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ GitLab integrates with the system-installed SSH daemon, designating a user
 connecting to the GitLab server over SSH are identified by their SSH key instead
 of their username.
 
-SSH *client* operations performed on the GitLab server wil be executed as this
+SSH *client* operations performed on the GitLab server will be executed as this
 user. Although it is possible to modify the SSH configuration for this user to,
 e.g., provide a private SSH key to authenticate these requests by, this practice
 is **not supported** and is strongly discouraged as it presents significant

doc/system_hooks/system_hooks.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Your GitLab instance can perform HTTP POST requests on the following events:
 - `user_remove_from_group`
 - `user_update_for_group`
 
-The triggers for most of these are self-explanatory, but `project_update` and `project_rename` deserve some clarification: `project_update` is fired any time an attribute of a project is changed (name, description, tags, etc.) *unless* the `path` attribute is also changed. In that case, a `project_rename` is triggered instead (so that, for instance, if all you care about is the repo URL, you can just listen for `project_rename`).
+The triggers for most of these are self-explanatory, but `project_update` and `project_rename` deserve some clarification: `project_update` is fired any time an attribute of a project is changed (name, description, tags, etc.) *unless* the `path` attribute is also changed. In that case, a `project_rename` is triggered instead (so that, for instance, if all you care about is the repository URL, you can just listen for `project_rename`).
 
 `user_failed_login` is sent whenever a **blocked** user attempts to login and denied access.
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ If the user is blocked via LDAP, `state` will be `ldap_blocked`.
 }
 ```
 
-`owner_name` and `owner_email` are always `null`. Please see <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/20011>.
+`owner_name` and `owner_email` are always `null`. Please see [issue #20011](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/20011).
 
 **Group renamed:**
 

doc/topics/git/index.md

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Git-related queries from GitLab.
 The following relate to Git Large File Storage:
 
 - [Getting Started with Git LFS](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2017/01/30/getting-started-with-git-lfs-tutorial/)
-- [Migrate an existing Git repo with Git LFS](lfs/migrate_to_git_lfs.md)
+- [Migrate an existing Git repository with Git LFS](lfs/migrate_to_git_lfs.md)
 - [Removing objects from LFS](lfs/index.md#removing-objects-from-lfs)
 - [GitLab Git LFS user documentation](lfs/index.md)
 - [GitLab Git LFS admin documentation](../../administration/lfs/index.md)

doc/topics/git/lfs/index.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Documentation for GitLab instance administrators is under [LFS administration do
 - Any Git LFS request will ask for HTTPS credentials to be provided so a good Git
   credentials store is recommended
 - Git LFS always assumes HTTPS so if you have GitLab server on HTTP you will have
-  to add the URL to Git config manually (see [troubleshooting](#troubleshooting))
+  to add the URL to Git configuration manually (see [troubleshooting](#troubleshooting))
 
 NOTE: **Note:**
 With 8.12 GitLab added LFS support to SSH. The Git LFS communication
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
 ```
 
 If you already cloned the repository and you want to get the latest LFS object
-that are on the remote repository, eg. for a branch from origin:
+that are on the remote repository, such as for a branch from origin:
 
 ```shell
 git lfs fetch origin master
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ git lfs fetch origin master
 
 ### Migrate an existing repo to Git LFS
 
-Read the documentation on how to [migrate an existing Git repo with Git LFS](migrate_to_git_lfs.md).
+Read the documentation on how to [migrate an existing Git repository with Git LFS](migrate_to_git_lfs.md).
 
 ### Removing objects from LFS
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ in order to do that you can edit the `.gitattributes` file manually:
 ```
 
 After a file type has been registered as lockable, Git LFS will make
-them readonly on the file system automatically. This means you will
+them read-only on the file system automatically. This means you will
 need to lock the file before editing it.
 
 ### Managing Locked Files
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ If the status `error 501` is shown, it is because:
   on how to enable LFS support.
 
 - Git LFS client version is not supported by GitLab server. Check your Git LFS
-  version with `git lfs version`. Check the Git config of the project for traces
-  of deprecated API with `git lfs -l`. If `batch = false` is set in the config,
+  version with `git lfs version`. Check the Git configuration of the project for traces
+  of deprecated API with `git lfs -l`. If `batch = false` is set in the configuration,
   remove the line and try to update your Git LFS client. Only version 1.0.1 and
   newer are supported.
 
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ the LFS client is trying to reach GitLab through HTTPS. However, your GitLab
 instance is being served on HTTP.
 
 This behavior is caused by Git LFS using HTTPS connections by default when a
-`lfsurl` is not set in the Git config.
+`lfsurl` is not set in the Git configuration.
 
-To prevent this from happening, set the lfs URL in project Git config:
+To prevent this from happening, set the LFS URL in project Git configuration:
 
 ```shell
 git config --add lfs.url "http://gitlab.example.com/group/project.git/info/lfs"

doc/topics/git/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ GitLab.com), therefore, you don't need to do anything server-side.
    If the terminal doesn't prompt you with a full response on `git-lfs` commands,
    [install the Git LFS client](https://git-lfs.github.com/) first.
 
-1. Inside the repo, run the following command to initiate LFS:
+1. Inside the repository, run the following command to initiate LFS:
 
    ```shell
    git lfs install
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ GitLab.com), therefore, you don't need to do anything server-side.
    ```
 
    Once you do that, run `git status` and you'll see `.gitattributes` added
-   to your repo. It collects all file patterns that you chose to track via
+   to your repository. It collects all file patterns that you chose to track via
    `git-lfs`.
 
 1. Add the files, commit and push them to GitLab:

doc/topics/git/lfs/migrate_to_git_lfs.md

@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ the files are still referenced by previous commits.
 
 Through the method described on this document, first migrate
 to Git LFS with a tool such as the open source community-maintained [BFG](https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/)
-through a mirror repo, then clean up the repository's history,
+through a mirror repository, then clean up the repository's history,
 and lastly create LFS tracking rules to prevent new binary files
 from being added.
 
 This tutorial was inspired by the guide
-[Use BFG to migrate a repo to Git LFS](https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/use-bfg-to-migrate-a-repo-to-git-lfs-834233484.html).
+[Use BFG to migrate a repository to Git LFS](https://confluence.atlassian.com/bitbucket/use-bfg-to-migrate-a-repo-to-git-lfs-834233484.html).
 For more information on Git LFS, see the [references](#references)
 below.
 
 CAUTION: **Warning:**
 The method described on this guide rewrites Git history. Make
-sure to back up your repo before beginning and use it at your
+sure to back up your repository before beginning and use it at your
 own risk.
 
 ## Requirements
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Consider an example upstream project, `git@gitlab.com:gitlab-tests/test-git-lfs-
    Create a copy of your repository so that you can
    recover it in case something goes wrong.
 
-1. Clone `--mirror` the repo:
+1. Clone `--mirror` the repository:
 
    Cloning with the mirror flag will create a bare repository.
    This ensures you get all the branches within the repo.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Consider an example upstream project, `git@gitlab.com:gitlab-tests/test-git-lfs-
    git reflog expire --expire=now --all && git gc --prune=now --aggressive
    ```
 
-   You can also take a look on how to further [clean the repo](../../../user/project/repository/reducing_the_repo_size_using_git.md),
+   You can also take a look on how to further [clean the repository](../../../user/project/repository/reducing_the_repo_size_using_git.md),
    but it's not necessary for the purposes of this guide.
 
 1. Install Git LFS in the mirror repository:
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. -->
 - [Migrate from Git Annex to Git LFS](migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md)
 - [GitLab's Git LFS user documentation](index.md)
 - [GitLab's Git LFS administrator documentation](../../../administration/lfs/index.md)
-- Alternative method to [migrate an existing repo to Git LFS](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/wiki/Tutorial#migrating-existing-repository-data-to-lfs)
+- Alternative method to [migrate an existing repository to Git LFS](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/wiki/Tutorial#migrating-existing-repository-data-to-lfs)
 
 <!--
 Test project:

doc/topics/gitlab_flow.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Organizations coming to Git from other version control systems frequently find i
 This article describes GitLab flow, which integrates the Git workflow with an issue tracking system.
 It offers a simple, transparent, and effective way to work with Git.
 
-![Four stages (working copy, index, local repo, remote repo) and three steps between them](img/gitlab_flow_four_stages.png)
+![Four stages (working copy, index, local repository, remote repository) and three steps between them](img/gitlab_flow_four_stages.png)
 
 When converting to Git, you have to get used to the fact that it takes three steps to share a commit with colleagues.
 Most version control systems have only one step: committing from the working copy to a shared server.

doc/university/training/user_training.md

@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Squash the commits on the same branch we used for the merge conflicts step.
 git rebase -i master
 ```
 
-In the editor, leave the first commit as 'pick' and set others to 'fixup'.
+In the editor, leave the first commit as `pick` and set others to `fixup`.
 
 ## Questions?
 

doc/update/patch_versions.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ comments: false
 ## Select Version to Install
 
 Make sure you view [this update guide](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/doc/update/patch_versions.md) from the tag (version) of GitLab you would like to install.
-In most cases this should be the highest numbered production tag (without rc in it).
+In most cases this should be the highest numbered production tag (without `rc` in it).
 You can select the tag in the version dropdown in the top left corner of GitLab (below the menu bar).
 
 ### 0. Backup
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout -- Gemfile.lock db/structure.sql locale
 sudo -u git -H git checkout LATEST_TAG -b LATEST_TAG
 ```
 
-### 3. Install libs, migrations, etc
+### 3. Install libraries, migrations, etc
 
 ```shell
 cd /home/git/gitlab

doc/update/upgrading_from_ce_to_ee.md

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git remote add -f ee https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab.git
 sudo -u git -H git checkout EE_BRANCH
 ```
 
-### 3. Install libs, migrations, etc
+### 3. Install libraries, migrations, etc
 
 ```shell
 cd /home/git/gitlab

doc/update/upgrading_from_source.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Make sure you view this update guide from the branch (version) of GitLab you
 would like to install (e.g., `11.8`. You can select the version in the version
 dropdown at the top left corner of GitLab (below the menu bar).
 
-In all examples, replace `BRANCH` with the branch for the version you uprading
+In all examples, replace `BRANCH` with the branch for the version you upgrading
 to (e.g. `11-8-stable` for `11.8`), and replace `PREVIOUS_BRANCH` with the
 branch for the version you are upgrading from (e.g. `11-7-stable` for `11.7`).
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ add the following line to `config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb`:
 ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp
 ```
 
-See [smtp_settings.rb.sample](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample#L13) as an example.
+See [`smtp_settings.rb.sample`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample#L13) as an example.
 
 #### Init script
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ For Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS:
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 ```
 
-### 13. Install libs, migrations, etc
+### 13. Install libraries, migrations, etc
 
 ```shell
 cd /home/git/gitlab

doc/update/upgrading_postgresql_using_slony.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ server.
 
 ## Installing Slony
 
-Slony will be used to upgrade the database without requiring long downtimes.
+Slony will be used to upgrade the database without requiring a long downtime.
 Slony can be downloaded from <https://www.slony.info/>. If you have installed
 PostgreSQL using your operating system's package manager you may also be able to
 install Slony using said package manager.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test -f /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/slonik_init_cluster && echo 'Slony Perl tools a
 ```
 
 This assumes Slony was installed to `/opt/gitlab/embedded`. If Slony was
-installed properly the output of these commands will be (the mentioned "slonik"
+installed properly the output of these commands will be (the mentioned `slonik`
 version may be different):
 
 ```plaintext

doc/user/admin_area/appearance.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ By default, the navigation bar has the GitLab logo, but this can be customized w
 any image desired. It is optimized for images 28px high (any width), but any image can be
 used (less than 1MB) and it will automatically be resized.
 
-![navbar header logo screenshot](img/appearance_header_logo_v12_3.png)
+![Navigation bar header logo screenshot](img/appearance_header_logo_v12_3.png)
 
 Once you select and upload an image, click **Update appearance settings** at the bottom
 of the page to activate it in the GitLab instance.

doc/user/admin_area/license.md

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ gitlab_rails['initial_license_file'] = "/path/to/license/file"
 
 CAUTION: **Caution:**
 These methods will only add a license at the time of installation. Use the
-Admin Area in the web ui to renew or upgrade licenses.
+Admin Area in the web user interface to renew or upgrade licenses.
 
 ---
 

doc/user/admin_area/settings/external_authorization.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ functionality that render cross-project data. That includes:
 This is to prevent performing to many requests at once to the external
 authorization service.
 
-Whenever access is granted or denied this is logged in a logfile called
+Whenever access is granted or denied this is logged in a log file called
 `external-policy-access-control.log`.
 Read more about logs GitLab keeps in the [omnibus documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/logs.html).
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ The available required properties are:
   requesting authorization if no specific label is defined on the project
 
 When using TLS Authentication with a self signed certificate, the CA certificate
-needs to be trusted by the openssl installation. When using GitLab installed using
+needs to be trusted by the OpenSSL installation. When using GitLab installed using
 Omnibus, learn to install a custom CA in the
 [omnibus documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/ssl.html). Alternatively learn where to install
 custom certificates using `openssl version -d`.

doc/user/admin_area/settings/gitaly_timeouts.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type: reference
 
 # Gitaly timeouts
 
-![gitaly timeouts](img/gitaly_timeouts.png)
+![Gitaly timeouts](img/gitaly_timeouts.png)
 
 3 timeout types can be configured to make sure that long running
 Gitaly calls don't needlessly take up resources.

doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Access the default page for admin area settings by navigating to
 | Option | Description |
 | ------ | ----------- |
 | [Elasticsearch](../../../integration/elasticsearch.md#enabling-elasticsearch) | Elasticsearch integration. Elasticsearch AWS IAM. |
-| [PlantUML](../../../administration/integration/plantuml.md#gitlab) | Allow rendering of PlantUML diagrams in Asciidoc documents. |
+| [PlantUML](../../../administration/integration/plantuml.md#gitlab) | Allow rendering of PlantUML diagrams in AsciiDoc documents. |
 | [Slack application](../../../user/project/integrations/gitlab_slack_application.md#configuration) **(FREE ONLY)** | Slack integration allows you to interact with GitLab via slash commands in a chat window. This option is only available on GitLab.com, though it may be [available for self-managed instances in the future](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28164). |
 | [Third party offers](third_party_offers.md) | Control the display of third party offers. |
 | [Snowplow](../../../development/telemetry/snowplow.md) | Configure the Snowplow integration. |

doc/user/analytics/productivity_analytics.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w
 
 Track development velocity with Productivity Analytics.
 
-For many companies, the development cycle is a blackbox and getting an estimate of how
+For many companies, the development cycle is a black box and getting an estimate of how
 long, on average, it takes to deliver features is an enormous endeavor.
 
 While [Value Stream Analytics](../project/cycle_analytics.md) focuses on the entire

doc/user/application_security/dast/index.md

@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ DAST can be [configured](#customizing-the-dast-settings) using environment varia
 | `DAST_INCLUDE_ALPHA_VULNERABILITIES` | no | Include alpha passive and active scan rules. Boolean. `true`, `True`, or `1` are considered as true value, otherwise false. Defaults to `false`. |
 | `DAST_USE_AJAX_SPIDER` | no | Use the AJAX spider in addition to the traditional spider, useful for crawling sites that require JavaScript. Boolean. `true`, `True`, or `1` are considered as true value, otherwise false. Defaults to `false`. |
 | `DAST_ZAP_CLI_OPTIONS` | no | ZAP server command-line options. For example, `-Xmx3072m` would set the Java maximum memory allocation pool size. |
-| `DAST_ZAP_GENERATE_CONFIG` | no | The file name of the generated sample ZAP config file for use with `DAST_ZAP_CONFIG_FILE`. |
-| `DAST_ZAP_CONFIG_FILE` | no | Name of config file used to determine thresholds of vulnerability rules. |
-| `DAST_ZAP_CONFIG_URL` | no | URL of config file used to determine thresholds of vulnerability rules. |
+| `DAST_ZAP_GENERATE_CONFIG` | no | The file name of the generated sample ZAP configuration file for use with `DAST_ZAP_CONFIG_FILE`. |
+| `DAST_ZAP_CONFIG_FILE` | no | Name of configuration file used to determine thresholds of vulnerability rules. |
+| `DAST_ZAP_CONFIG_URL` | no | URL of configuration file used to determine thresholds of vulnerability rules. |
 | `DAST_ZAP_LOG_CONFIGURATION` | no | Set to a semicolon-separated list of additional log4j properties for the ZAP Server. For example, `log4j.logger.org.parosproxy.paros.network.HttpSender=DEBUG` |
 
 ### DAST command-line options

doc/user/application_security/dependency_list/index.md

@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Dependencies are displayed with the following information:
 | Field     | Description |
 | --------- | ----------- |
 | Component | The dependency's name and version |
-| Packager  | The packager used to install the depedency |
-| Location  | A link to the packager-specific lockfile in your project that declared the dependency |
+| Packager  | The packager used to install the dependency |
+| Location  | A link to the packager-specific lock file in your project that declared the dependency |
 | License   | Links to dependency's software licenses |
 
 Dependencies shown are initially sorted by the severity of their known vulnerabilities, if any. They

doc/user/application_security/index.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The scanning tools and vulnerabilities database are updated regularly.
 | Secure scanning tool                                         | Vulnerabilities database updates          |
 |:-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 | [Container Scanning](container_scanning/index.md)            | Uses `clair`. The latest `clair-db` version is used for each job by running the [`latest` Docker image tag](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/438a0a56dc0882f22bdd82e700554525f552d91b/lib/gitlab/ci/templates/Security/Container-Scanning.gitlab-ci.yml#L37). The `clair-db` database [is updated daily according to the author](https://github.com/arminc/clair-local-scan#clair-server-or-local). |
-| [Dependency Scanning](dependency_scanning/index.md)          | Relies on `bundler-audit` (for Rubygems), `retire.js` (for NPM packages), and `gemnasium` (GitLab's own tool for all libraries). Both `bundler-audit` and `retire.js` fetch their vulnerabilities data from GitHub repositories, so vulnerabilities added to `ruby-advisory-db` and `retire.js` are immediately available. The tools themselves are updated once per month if there's a new version. The [Gemnasium DB](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security-products/gemnasium-db) is updated at least once a week. See our [current measurement of time from CVE being issued to our product being updated](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/development/performance-indicators/#cve-issue-to-update). |
+| [Dependency Scanning](dependency_scanning/index.md)          | Relies on `bundler-audit` (for Ruby gems), `retire.js` (for NPM packages), and `gemnasium` (GitLab's own tool for all libraries). Both `bundler-audit` and `retire.js` fetch their vulnerabilities data from GitHub repositories, so vulnerabilities added to `ruby-advisory-db` and `retire.js` are immediately available. The tools themselves are updated once per month if there's a new version. The [Gemnasium DB](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security-products/gemnasium-db) is updated at least once a week. See our [current measurement of time from CVE being issued to our product being updated](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/development/performance-indicators/#cve-issue-to-update). |
 | [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](dast/index.md) | The scanning engine is updated on a periodic basis. See the [version of the underlying tool `zaproxy`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security-products/dast/blob/master/Dockerfile#L1). The scanning rules are downloaded at scan runtime. |
 | [Static Application Security Testing (SAST)](sast/index.md)  | Relies exclusively on [the tools GitLab wraps](sast/index.md#supported-languages-and-frameworks). The underlying analyzers are updated at least once per month if a relevant update is available. The vulnerabilities database is updated by the upstream tools. |
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ information with several options:
 - [Dismiss vulnerability](#dismissing-a-vulnerability): Dismissing a vulnerability styles it in
   strikethrough.
 - [Create issue](#creating-an-issue-for-a-vulnerability): Create a new issue with the title and
-  description prepopulated with information from the vulnerability report. By default, such issues
+  description pre-populated with information from the vulnerability report. By default, such issues
   are [confidential](../project/issues/confidential_issues.md).
 - [Solution](#solutions-for-vulnerabilities-auto-remediation): For some vulnerabilities,
   a solution is provided for how to fix the vulnerability.
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ button from within the vulnerability modal, or by using the action buttons to th
 a vulnerability row in the group security dashboard.
 
 This creates a [confidential issue](../project/issues/confidential_issues.md) in the project the
-vulnerability came from, and prepopulates it with some useful information taken from the vulnerability
+vulnerability came from, and pre-populates it with some useful information taken from the vulnerability
 report. Once the issue is created, you are redirected to it so you can edit, assign, or comment on
 it.
 

doc/user/application_security/offline_deployments/index.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ you must update each of the scanners to either reference a different,
 internally-hosted registry or provide access to the individual scanner images.
 
 You must also ensure that your app has access to common package repositories
-that are not hosted on GitLab.com, such as npm, yarn, or rubygems. Packages
+that are not hosted on GitLab.com, such as npm, yarn, or Ruby gems. Packages
 from these repos can be obtained by temporarily connecting to a network or by
 mirroring the packages inside your own offline network.
 

doc/user/application_security/sast/analyzers.md

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ The [Security Scanner Integration](../../../development/integrations/secure.md)
 
 ## Analyzers Data
 
-| Property \ Tool                         | Apex                 | Bandit               | Brakeman             | ESLint security      | Find Sec Bugs        | Flawfinder           | Gosec                | Kubesec Scanner      | NodeJsScan           | Php CS Security Audit   | Security code Scan (.NET)   | Sobelow            | TSLint Security    |
+| Property \ Tool                         | Apex                 | Bandit               | Brakeman             | ESLint security      | Find Sec Bugs        | Flawfinder           | Gosec                | Kubesec Scanner      | NodeJsScan           | PHP CS Security Audit   | Security code Scan (.NET)   | Sobelow            | TSLint Security    |
 | --------------------------------------- | :------------------: | :------------------: | :------------------: | :------------------: | :------------------: | :------------------: | :------------------: | :------------------: | :------------------: | :---------------------: | :-------------------------: | :----------------: | :-------------:    |
 | Severity                                | ✓                    | ✓                    | 𐄂                    | 𐄂                    | ✓                    | 𐄂                    | ✓                    | ✓                    | 𐄂                    | ✓                       | 𐄂                           | 𐄂                  | ✓                  |
 | Title                                   | ✓                    | ✓                    | ✓                    | ✓                    | ✓                    | ✓                    | ✓                    | ✓                    | ✓                    | ✓                       | ✓                           | ✓                  | ✓                  |

doc/user/application_security/secret_detection/index.md

@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ detected, whereas `https://username:password@example.com/path/to/repo` would be
 
 ## Full History Secret Scan
 
-GitLab 12.11 introduced support for scanning the full history of a reposity. This new functionality
+GitLab 12.11 introduced support for scanning the full history of a repository. This new functionality
 is particularly useful when you are enabling Secret Detection in a repository for the first time and you
 want to perform a full secret scan. Running a secret scan on the full history can take a long time,
 especially for larger repositories with lengthy Git histories. We recommend not setting this variable
-as part of your normal job defintion.
+as part of your normal job definition.
 
 A new configuration variable ([`SAST_GITLEAKS_HISTORIC_SCAN`](../sast/#vulnerability-filters))
 can be set to change the behavior of the GitLab Secret Detection scan to run on the entire Git history of a repository.

doc/user/application_security/vulnerabilities/index.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ several different ways:
 - [Change the Vulnerability Status](#changing-vulnerability-status) - You can change the
   status of a vulnerability to **Detected**, **Confirmed**, **Dismissed**, or **Resolved**.
 - [Create issue](#creating-an-issue-for-a-vulnerability) - Create a new issue with the
-  title and description prepopulated with information from the vulnerability report.
+  title and description pre-populated with information from the vulnerability report.
   By default, such issues are [confidential](../../project/issues/confidential_issues.md).
 - [Solution](#automatic-remediation-solutions-for-vulnerabilities) - For some vulnerabilities,
   a solution is provided for how to fix the vulnerability.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ the following values:
 You can create an issue for a vulnerability by selecting the **Create issue** button.
 
 This creates a [confidential issue](../../project/issues/confidential_issues.md) in the
-project the vulnerability came from, and prepopulates it with useful information from
+project the vulnerability came from, and pre-populates it with useful information from
 the vulnerability report. After the issue is created, GitLab redirects you to the
 issue page so you can edit, assign, or comment on the issue.
 

doc/user/clusters/crossplane.md

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ kubectl describe globaladdress.compute.gcp.crossplane.io gitlab-ad-globaladdress
 
 Resource classes are a way of defining a configuration for the required managed service. We will define the PostgreSQL Resource class
 
-- Define a `gcp-postgres-standard.yaml` resourceclass which contains
+- Define a `gcp-postgres-standard.yaml` resource class which contains
 
 1. A default CloudSQLInstanceClass.
 1. A CloudSQLInstanceClass with labels.

doc/user/feature_highlight.md

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/16379) in GitLab 10.5
 
 Feature highlights are represented by a pulsing blue dot. Hovering over the dot
-will open up callout with more information.
+will display more information.
 They are used to emphasize a certain feature and make something more visible to the user.
 
 You can dismiss any feature highlight permanently by clicking the "Got it" link
-at the bottom of the callout. There isn't a way to restore the feature highlight
+at the bottom of the modal window. There isn't a way to restore the feature highlight
 after it has been dismissed.
 
 ![Clusters feature highlight](img/feature_highlight_example.png)

doc/user/gitlab_com/index.md

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Below are the shared Runners settings.
 Linux Shared Runners on GitLab.com provide a way to run commands in a CI
 job before the Runner attempts to run `git init` and `git fetch` to
 download a GitLab repository. The
-[pre_clone_script](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/advanced-configuration.html#the-runners-section)
+[`pre_clone_script`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/advanced-configuration.html#the-runners-section)
 can be used for:
 
 - Seeding the build directory with repository data
@@ -420,37 +420,37 @@ different database servers.
 
 The list of GitLab.com specific settings (and their defaults) is as follows:
 
-| Setting                             | GitLab.com                                                          | Default                               |
-|:------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------|
-| archive_command                     | `/usr/bin/envdir /etc/wal-e.d/env /opt/wal-e/bin/wal-e wal-push %p` | empty                                 |
-| archive_mode                        | on                                                                  | off                                   |
-| autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor     | 0.01                                                                | 0.01                                  |
-| autovacuum_max_workers              | 6                                                                   | 3                                     |
-| autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit        | 1000                                                                | -1                                    |
-| autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor      | 0.01                                                                | 0.02                                  |
-| checkpoint_completion_target        | 0.7                                                                 | 0.9                                   |
-| checkpoint_segments                 | 32                                                                  | 10                                    |
-| effective_cache_size                | 338688MB                                                            | Based on how much memory is available |
-| hot_standby                         | on                                                                  | off                                   |
-| hot_standby_feedback                | on                                                                  | off                                   |
-| log_autovacuum_min_duration         | 0                                                                   | -1                                    |
-| log_checkpoints                     | on                                                                  | off                                   |
-| log_line_prefix                     | `%t [%p]: [%l-1]`                                                   | empty                                 |
-| log_min_duration_statement          | 1000                                                                | -1                                    |
-| log_temp_files                      | 0                                                                   | -1                                    |
-| maintenance_work_mem                | 2048MB                                                              | 16 MB                                 |
-| max_replication_slots               | 5                                                                   | 0                                     |
-| max_wal_senders                     | 32                                                                  | 0                                     |
-| max_wal_size                        | 5GB                                                                 | 1GB                                   |
-| shared_buffers                      | 112896MB                                                            | Based on how much memory is available |
-| shared_preload_libraries            | pg_stat_statements                                                  | empty                                 |
-| shmall                              | 30146560                                                            | Based on the server's capabilities    |
-| shmmax                              | 123480309760                                                        | Based on the server's capabilities    |
-| wal_buffers                         | 16MB                                                                | -1                                    |
-| wal_keep_segments                   | 512                                                                 | 10                                    |
-| wal_level                           | replica                                                             | minimal                               |
-| statement_timeout                   | 15s                                                                 | 60s                                   |
-| idle_in_transaction_session_timeout | 60s                                                                 | 60s                                   |
+| Setting                               | GitLab.com                                                          | Default                               |
+|:--------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------|
+| `archive_command`                     | `/usr/bin/envdir /etc/wal-e.d/env /opt/wal-e/bin/wal-e wal-push %p` | empty                                 |
+| `archive_mode`                        | on                                                                  | off                                   |
+| `autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor`     | 0.01                                                                | 0.01                                  |
+| `autovacuum_max_workers`              | 6                                                                   | 3                                     |
+| `autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit`        | 1000                                                                | -1                                    |
+| `autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor`      | 0.01                                                                | 0.02                                  |
+| `checkpoint_completion_target`        | 0.7                                                                 | 0.9                                   |
+| `checkpoint_segments`                 | 32                                                                  | 10                                    |
+| `effective_cache_size`                | 338688MB                                                            | Based on how much memory is available |
+| `hot_standby`                         | on                                                                  | off                                   |
+| `hot_standby_feedback`                | on                                                                  | off                                   |
+| `log_autovacuum_min_duration`         | 0                                                                   | -1                                    |
+| `log_checkpoints`                     | on                                                                  | off                                   |
+| `log_line_prefix`                     | `%t [%p]: [%l-1]`                                                   | empty                                 |
+| `log_min_duration_statement`          | 1000                                                                | -1                                    |
+| `log_temp_files`                      | 0                                                                   | -1                                    |
+| `maintenance_work_mem`                | 2048MB                                                              | 16 MB                                 |
+| `max_replication_slots`               | 5                                                                   | 0                                     |
+| `max_wal_senders`                     | 32                                                                  | 0                                     |
+| `max_wal_size`                        | 5GB                                                                 | 1GB                                   |
+| `shared_buffers`                      | 112896MB                                                            | Based on how much memory is available |
+| `shared_preload_libraries`            | pg_stat_statements                                                  | empty                                 |
+| `shmall`                              | 30146560                                                            | Based on the server's capabilities    |
+| `shmmax`                              | 123480309760                                                        | Based on the server's capabilities    |
+| `wal_buffers`                         | 16MB                                                                | -1                                    |
+| `wal_keep_segments`                   | 512                                                                 | 10                                    |
+| `wal_level`                           | replica                                                             | minimal                               |
+| `statement_timeout`                   | 15s                                                                 | 60s                                   |
+| `idle_in_transaction_session_timeout` | 60s                                                                 | 60s                                   |
 
 Some of these settings are in the process being adjusted. For example, the value
 for `shared_buffers` is quite high and as such we are looking into adjusting it.

doc/user/project/repository/repository_mirroring.md

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ immediate update, unless:
 - The mirror is already being updated.
 - 5 minutes haven't elapsed since its last update.
 
-For security reasons, from [GitLab 12.10 onwards](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/27166),
+For security reasons, in [GitLab 12.10 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/27166),
 the URL to the original repository is only displayed to users with
 Maintainer or Owner permissions to the mirrored project.
 

doc/user/shortcuts.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ disqus_identifier: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/shortcuts.html'
 GitLab has many useful keyboard shortcuts to make it easier to access different features.
 You can see a modal listing keyboard shortcuts within GitLab itself by pressing <kbd>?</kbd>,
 or clicking **Keyboard shortcuts** in the Help menu at the top right.
-From [GitLab 12.8 onwards](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22113),
+In [GitLab 12.8 and later](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/22113),
 keyboard shortcuts can be disabled using the **Enable**/**Disable** toggle in this modal window.
 
 The [Global Shortcuts](#global-shortcuts) work from any area of GitLab, but you must